Mayor Truper McBride
If there was one main theme for town council’s 2011 New Year’s resolution it would have to do with financial planning.
Each member of council told the Cochrane Eagle in their year-end interview that they are looking forward to a 10-year financial plan, expected at the end of June, to see how a variety of big-ticket items such as a new pool, arts centre, RCMP detachment, riverside park and transit fit into Cochrane’s future. (more…)
Blake Richards
Wild Rose Conservative MP Blake Richards said he felt the last sitting of Parliament that ended Dec. 16 was “fairly productive in some ways” for Canada’s longest sitting minority government.
He said at least one important crime bill was passed.
Last spring he was part of a petition to disallow pardons for sex offenders after finding out disgraced (more…)
Martin Parnell
It’s been a long year, but as Cochrane’s Martin Parnell nears the finish line of his 250 marathon quest he hopes there will be a crowd waiting.
“I want to encourage everyone to come out,” said the runner who turned 55 on Dec. 19.
“I don’t want everyone to think, ‘I don’t want to run’ (if I go).”
He said the event Dec. 31 (more…)
Helena LaPointe
By the time the holidays roll around next year, Cochrane’s Helena LaPointe will be able to celebrate Christmas in a brand new home thanks to Paul Brandt’s new television show Build it Forward.
Set to air on Country Music Television in the spring, the show will follow Brandt and two Cochrane families through their Habitat for Humanity home construction sponsored by Stepper Homes. (more…)
Probationary firefighter Paul Langlois
To choose to walk into a burning building seems crazy to most people but Redwood Meadows Emergency Services (RMES) has been training eight people to do just that.
Firefighting is something that Derek Gathercole has always wanted to do and he has reached a point in his life where he can pursue it.
“Now I have more time and support (more…)
Lt. Braden Greaves
Lt. Braden Greaves
I have now been in Afghanistan since Nov. 21 and in these few weeks the number of life experiences I have had are astounding.
Originally destined to work solely as a staff officer, I found out shortly after arriving at Kandahar Air Field (KAF) that I would be heading out to the Panjwa’i District (more…)
Maureen Harrison
Instead of throwing an elaborate Christmas party for their staff, Stepper Homes took a different approach when thanking employees for the year — the company flew them to El Salvador to help build homes for the homeless.
In early December two groups of roughly 40 employees went down to El Salvador over a two-week period to build 16 pre-fabricated homes. They ended up (more…)
Nakoda Lodge
For the first time in nine years, Morley’s favourite powwow group Nakoda Lodge has released a contemporary powwow CD.
The album, Nakoda Lodge: Copper Moon, features 13 new tracks and two bonus live tracks, which earned the group a recent nomination for Best Group or Duo at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMAs). (more…)
Cochrane Community Health Centre
By Catherine McLay
Special to the Eagle
The opening of Cochrane’s new Community Health Centre in a few months will be a landmark event in the town’s medical history.
The two-storey building on Grande Boulevard will provide “one-stop shopping” for the Bow Valley area, said Barb Shellian, Alberta Health Service’s director of community (more…)
Michelle Heerschop
While falling snow might dampen the spirits of some, for others it’s a sign that it is time to break out the cross-country or backcountry skis and make new tracks in fresh powder.
One of those cross-country enthusiasts is Cochrane’s Michelle Heerschop.
The 33-year-old took up skiing at the age of four and started with cross-country at the age of 18. (more…)
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